Journal of Management History: Volume 26 Issue 4

Editorial

Bradley Bowden

Russia management, 1462–1606: a modernisation story?

Svetlana A. Bratchenko

The purpose of this study is to investigate the convergence and divergence aspects of the Russian modernisation experience of c.1450–c.1600 and its role in both Russian history…

Tariffs, rail rates and social welfare in the USA, 1887-1914

Deirdre M. Collier, Paul J. Miranti

This study aims to explain how the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) used its power over rail rates as part of an effort to promote the growth of economically underdeveloped…

Human and social capital as influencers on women’s careers: Rosemary Pledger’s path to career success and mobility

Silvia Ines Monserrat, Claire A. Simmers

In 1979, Rosemary Pledger became the first female President of the Academy of Management (AOM). AOM, through scholarship and teaching about management and organizations, is well…

Failure to unify Australia’s leading accounting professional bodies

Jasvinder Sidhu, Peta Stevenson-Clarke, Mahesh Joshi, Abdel Halabi

The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical account of four unsuccessful merger attempts between Australia’s two major professional accounting bodies over a 30-year…

Journey of a concept: span of control – the rise, the decline, and what is next?

Yaron J. Zoller, Jeff Muldoon

Although the topic of span of control (SOC) has been discussed in detail in management literature and education, less focus has been placed on the decline research since the 1970s…

Virtual global project management in eighteenth-century astronomy

Klaus Brockhoff

This paper aims to demonstrate that virtual project management can be based on a common spirit and mutual trust to achieve project objectives, rather than the use of modern…

The government’s role in creating an innovation ecosystem: the Springfield Armory as hub in the Connecticut River Valley

Robert C. Ford, Keenan D. Yoho

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate, through the example of the Springfield Armory and its role in the development of interchangeable parts, the critical role of government…